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Aug 19
Commentary

Strange Fruit: In Praise Of Quiet Allies

Writer Bridgette L. Hylton joins us to talk about her latest piece, “If You’re a Real Ally, You’ll Keep It to Yourself.”

By Jaison Gardner
Aug 19
Commentary
Strange Fruit: In Praise Of Quiet Allies
Jaison Gardner
Aug 13
Commentary

Strange Fruit: ‘Performing Black Harmlessness’

Educator and writer Rodney Fierce thought that performing a type of muted Blackness would shield him from racism. He was wrong.

By Jaison Gardner
Aug 13
Commentary
Strange Fruit: 'Performing Black Harmlessness'
Jaison Gardner
Jul 29
Commentary

Strange Fruit: Loving Black People, Loving Black History

Jarvis Houston from tech startup I Love Black People, and Jermaine Fowler from "The Humanity Archive" podcast are guests.

By Jaison Gardner
Jul 29
Commentary
Strange Fruit: Loving Black People, Loving Black History
Jaison Gardner
Jul 13
Commentary

Strange Fruit: Live Streaming The Revolution

Recent uprisings around the country have brought new media and amateur journalists to the forefront. What's their role?

By Jaison Gardner
Jul 13
Commentary
Strange Fruit: Live Streaming The Revolution
Jaison Gardner
Jun 5
Commentary

Strange Fruit: How Black Moderates Are Complicit In White Supremacy

Dr. Ricky Jones, head of the University of Louisville's Pan-African Studies department, joins us to explain.

By Jaison Gardner
Jun 5
Commentary
Strange Fruit: How Black Moderates Are Complicit In White Supremacy
Jaison Gardner
May 28
Commentary

Strange Fruit: The Death Of Breonna Taylor

Strange Fruit is devoting the next several episode to coverage of Breonna Taylor, starting this week with writer and activist Shauntrice Martin.

By Jaison Gardner
May 28
Commentary
Strange Fruit: The Death Of Breonna Taylor
Jaison Gardner
May 21
Commentary

Strange Fruit: Microagressions From 9-5

Performing the emotional labor that none of us gets paid for.

By Jaison Gardner
May 21
Commentary
Strange Fruit: Microagressions From 9-5
Jaison Gardner
May 14
Commentary

Strange Fruit: Mass Incarceration And The Children Left Behind

Sylvia A. Harvey joins us to talk about her book "The Shadow System: Mass Incarceration and The American Family."

By Jaison Gardner
May 14
Commentary
Strange Fruit: Mass Incarceration And The Children Left Behind
Jaison Gardner
May 7
Commentary

Strange Fruit: Finding Black Joy During A Global Pandemic

Activist Amber Butts of Black Youth Project tells us how.

By Jaison Gardner
May 7
Commentary
Strange Fruit: Finding Black Joy During A Global Pandemic
Jaison Gardner
May 1
Commentary

ANALYSIS: The Surprising Boldness Of Andy Beshear 

Nearly five months into the job, Beshear has emerged as a much more consequential figure than I expected.

By Perry Bacon Jr.
May 1
Commentary
ANALYSIS: The Surprising Boldness Of Andy Beshear
Perry Bacon Jr.
Apr 29
Commentary

Strange Fruit: You Talk Like A White Boy

What does it mean to "sound white" -- and why would someone say that to a stranger?

By Jaison Gardner
Apr 29
Commentary
Strange Fruit: You Talk Like A White Boy
Jaison Gardner
Apr 21
Commentary

Strange Fruit: A Love Letter To Natural Hair

This filmmaker interviewed and photographed over 100 intergenerational Black women about their hair journeys.

By Jaison Gardner
Apr 21
Commentary
Strange Fruit: A Love Letter To Natural Hair
Jaison Gardner
Apr 20
Commentary

Strange Fruit: Living Fully And Dying Wisely

An end-of-life planning advocate joins us to talk about the importance of being prepared for our deaths, and those of our loved ones.

By Jaison Gardner
Apr 20
Commentary
Strange Fruit: Living Fully And Dying Wisely
Jaison Gardner
Apr 1
Commentary

Strange Fruit: The Day My Mother Yelled ‘Don’t Shoot’

Poet Miguel Machado was held at gunpoint by the police — as his mom listened from the other end of the phone line.

By Jaison Gardner
Apr 1
Commentary
Strange Fruit: The Day My Mother Yelled 'Don't Shoot'
Jaison Gardner
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